Lost in the Zone

Opinions, commentary, and anecdotes from one of the forum's most hopelessly addicted players. Covers both real and virtual pinball.

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    The Power Returns...

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    Sean DonCarlos
    , 08-31-2018 at 08:44 AM (Lost in the Zone)
    It's been nearly four years. It's time the Power comes back for another round.

    More tales of victory, vengeance, and woe from league play (once league starts up again on 9/12); more machine photography; and more real pinball in general. Less musings on moderation (I don't do much of that anymore) and software development (ditto).

    For those of the auditory persuasion, I should be showing up more on BlahCade, too. Although with the advent of the PAPA.tv Live and their ...
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    Not Yet Ready to Go On the Cart [NP]

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    Sean DonCarlos
    , 09-27-2014 at 11:48 AM (Lost in the Zone)
    For the record, I'm not dead, nor did I abandon the forum. But I did need to take a short break to focus on family and business matters. I'm back now, and look forward to resuming regular posting soon.

    Bug service for the Master Issues Lists should also resume soon; I put BSD's up today.
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    Still More Recommended TPA Tables for Beginners and Beyond (DLC Packs 15 - 18)

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    Sean DonCarlos
    , 02-24-2014 at 07:08 PM (Lost in the Zone)
    Once again, I'm slacking on my coverage of the latest table packs! So it's time to get that fixed. For thoughts on earlier tables in TPA, see Recommended TPA Tables for Beginners and Beyond, More Recommended TPA Tables for Beginners and Beyond (DLC Packs 5 - 7), Even More Recommended TPA Tables for Beginners and Beyond (DLC Packs 8 - 11) and Yet More Recommended TPA Tables for Beginners and Beyond (DLC Packs 12 - 14).

    Difficulty is rated by pinballs, 1 being stupid easy and 5 being ...
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    Ashes to Ashes

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    Sean DonCarlos
    , 01-05-2014 at 05:36 PM (Lost in the Zone)
    In many of my previous posts, I've mentioned the Third Rail Bar & Grill in Pacific, MO. The Third Rail hosted the league I've played in for a couple of seasons now, had the most immaculately-maintained collection of new Stern LE machines I've ever seen or heard tell of, and was kind of your unpretentious small-town bar, except it did better food and drinks than most. I've always encouraged anyone in the area or even visiting to stop by.

    I'm afraid you'll no longer be able to do ...
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    Tooth, Nail and Claw

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    Sean DonCarlos
    , 11-25-2013 at 07:25 AM (Lost in the Zone)
    It took quite a struggle, and missing 2 weeks of league play (and 3 weeks beforehand when I couldn't practice) didn't help, and it involved some of the ugliest games of pinball I've ever had the misfortune to play...but I have managed to hold on to the last rung of the Division A ladder this season and not fall back into Division B.

    Personal league high scores from this season, for those who are interested. Note that most of them aren't all that high:

    Third Rail - Fall ...
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